In the back of the store, beside the steps to the mezzanine, lay a small shop with a workbench filled with tools for installing stoves, laying linoleum, re-caning chairs, and repairing everything we sold. The workshop’s maven was Haywood Johnson, a tall, strong Black man with a winning smile and…

www.handontheshoulder.com The Introduction It was a cold day in June when I arrived at the Susquehanna River. The town of Endicott lay across the river, still shrouded in a morning mist and looking like a place from another era. …

Tales from IBM Author’s note This is a story from my time at IBM as told in my book, “Hand on the Shoulder: Finding freedom in the confluence of love and career.” The story is a bit long, but within it, you will see the conflicts of working for a…

by Grant Tate ChatGPT gave good insight about how AI will affect the practices of consulting and coaching. OK, so we understand the challenges, but how the heck do we get there? Big consulting practices can set up their own AI support organizations. Small firms, however, are on their own…

As part of my ongoing investigation about the impact AI will have on consulting and coaching, here are some explorations of executive coaching. First step is establish the context. GT: What is executive coaching? ChatGPT 4: Executive coaching is a professional development process that involves working with individuals, typically executives…

As part of my on-going study of AI and its use for consultants, I thought we should stop to consider how AI fits with good ethical practices. This is my conversation with ChatGPT 4 about that topic. GT: Please expand upon this study of consultant’s responsibilities by giving me a…

By Grant Tate We provide training and development materials to our clients. We use those materials in face-to-face and online environments. And, we work with individuals and groups. Keeping the materials up-to-date with the latest leadership or management content is challenging and requires continual monitoring of the latest developments and…

Get ready, consultants. AI is here. If you looked at my profile, you know I’ve been a business consultant for over twenty years. There have been many changes to my practice, but none as profound as the two months since ChatGPT entered my life. In the next articles, I’ll demonstrate…

Text developed by ChatCPT I have been working with ChatGPT since its introduction a few months ago and have found it to be a magnificent idea generator and assistant in my work. Using the tool, I developed this document in just over an hour. I edited for format, but the…